{"id":482,"date":"2018-01-09T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:35:55","slug":"achievements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?page_id=482","title":{"rendered":"Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 1998<\/strong><\/td>\nBSC Established by local volunteers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 1998<\/strong><\/td>\nOrganised FIRST Annual Community Day in Suffolk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2001<\/strong><\/td>\nBecomes a registered Charity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2004<\/strong><\/td>\nSuccessfully delivered 3-year BME Training Project funded by LSC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2004<\/strong><\/td>\nBecomes a Company Limited by Guarantee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2005<\/strong><\/td>\nReceived ALL-INCLUSIVE FINALIST AWARD from LSC in 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2007<\/strong><\/td>\nAwarded MATRIX accreditation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2010<\/strong><\/td>\nRecognised by NHS as 1 of 3 OUTSTANDING PROJECTS in the country<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2010<\/strong><\/td>\nMATRIX accreditation renewed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2011<\/strong><\/td>\nReceived Channel S award as ‘BEST COMMUNITY ORGANISATION’ in UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2012<\/strong><\/td>\nInvited to Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee garden party, Sandringham House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2013<\/strong><\/td>\nBronze Award – National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2014<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver Award – National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2016<\/strong><\/td>\nWorking Together Award – VCS Suffolk Congress & Suffolk County Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2016<\/strong><\/td>\nInitiated Suffolk BME Business Awards 2016 in partnership with University of Suffolk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2017<\/strong><\/td>\nSuccessful delivery of the Sporting Citizenship Programme in partnership with Inspire Suffolk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2017<\/strong><\/td>\nBrought communities together through Sport (One Community Sporting Citizenship Cup) with Inspire Suffolk, in partnership with Suffolk Constabulary, B.I.F.A. & ISCRE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nWorking Together Award – VCS Suffolk Congress & Suffolk County Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nHigh Sheriff’s Certificate of Recognition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nInvited to meet the Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex on his visit to Ipswich in May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nReceived High Sheriff’s Suffolk Voluntary Organisation of the Year Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nFormally changed name to BSC Multicultural Services (BSCMS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2020<\/strong><\/td>\nBSCMS’s response to Covid-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nReceived Suffolk Award from High Sheriff of Suffolk in recognition of outstanding service to the community during the Covid-19 pandemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nInclusion in EADT’s Suffolk 100 as a leading organisation making a difference to peoples lives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2022<\/strong><\/td>\nRecipient of Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2023<\/strong><\/td>\nCelebrating 25 years of BSCMS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2023<\/strong><\/td>\nInvited to 10 Downing Street Charity Champions event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2023<\/strong><\/td>\nInvite to King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2023<\/strong><\/td>\nWinner of National Award from English FA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2024<\/strong><\/td>\nBSCMS chair awarded honorary doctorate by University of Suffolk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 2024<\/strong><\/td>\nEquity champion award from NHS Suffolk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Key Dates:  1998 BSC Established by local volunteers  1998 Organised FIRST Annual Community Day in Suffolk  2001 Becomes a registered Charity  2004 Successfully delivered 3-year BME Training Project funded by LSC  2004 Becomes a Company Limited by Guarantee  2005 Received ALL-INCLUSIVE FINALIST AWARD from LSC in 2005  2007 Awarded MATRIX accreditation  2010 Recognised by NHS … <\/p>\n

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